Autographic punching register



Mrch 12, 1929. L. w. LANGFORD 1,705,091

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March 12, 1929. 1 wL LANGFQRD 1,705,091

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n UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

LEONARD W. LANGFORD, F BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO LANGFORD SALES AUDIT MACHINE COMPANY, A CORPORATION OF'MASSACHUSETTS.

AUTOGRAPHIG PUNCHING REGISTER.

Application led .Tuly 14,

i This invention relates to anl autographicpunching register and the primary object ot .Y the invention isl to provide a unitary sales recording machine in which a salesman ca ated upon through the perfoiations therein llO to lautomatically record orsecure-data of the sales. y'

In the recording of sales made 1n department and other retail stores, it is now common practice for the clerk or other salesman to write out each order or sale on a separate sales slip which is ot such character or is so supported that one or more duplicate copies are made by. suitablecarbon interleaves or surtaces. One copy is generallyy delivered with thev goods and another copy is retained by the salesmaiiuntil such timeas it is collected by or delivered to the auditing, bookkeeping or other departineiit'for use in tabulating the daily'sales, making up vthe ledgers and the bills et the charge customers,k or for other purposes. Ot course the practice differs in different stores7 `depending upon the size of the store and the bookkeeping, auditing and .billing system employed. f

In Aordei that the manager or proprietor kmay haveV an accurate record of each days sired,l iis-for instance, cash sales as handled Y .by each cashier; total cash7 C. O. D., and

charge sales of each clerk, of each departmentaand of the entire store. In large stores it is not possible to obtain these iigures for each day at the opening of business on the following morning unless a large stattn is employed at night work, and even then such figures are often inaccurate, due to mistakes in copying.

There is a double source of error in the system commonly employed wherein the clerk copies his several sales slip totals on a -separate sheetin the back of his sales book and the auditing department copies them from these sheets. YVFaint, indistinct, or poorly termed figur-osare a great source of error in securing the data as to the days transactions.

In some' of the largest stores the method now employed includes the making ot punched record cards from the sales slips.

1927. Serial No. 2U5;56.

These cards are made on punching machines in the main oiiice by a corps ot punch operators. Ordinarily the punch operators make these punched record cards trom the sales slips of the previous days sales on the day following the sales transactions. The punched cards are thereafter sorted in accordance withthe character oi. the transactions, such as Casin (l. O. Il, and Charge7 sales; in accordance with departments etc. The sorted groups of cards are then run through a tabulating machine which totals and records the transactions. It will be obvious that such a method, like the copying method above out-lined7 involves considerable labor. many chances for errors and great delay and inconvenience in obtaining the tinal results.

My invention herein comprises a unitary machine wherein the salesmen, when oiiginally making a sale, not only makes the usual sales slip or ticket in writing but also forms a corresponding punched card for each ticket, which cards are adapted to thereafter be used to control a tabulating machine in automatically auditing the sales. The punehings 'through the cards may indicate the amount of the sale, the character of the sale7 date, clerk number, the check or inventory number of the goods sold, and any other' desired data.

In the accompanying drawings I have illustrated one speciiic embodiment of my invention but it will be understood that the invention can be otherwise embodied and that the drawings are not to be construed as delining or limiting the scope of the invention7 the claims appended hereto being relied upon for that purpose.

Referring to the figures ofthe drawings:

Fig. l is a plan view ot' an autographicpunching register illustrative of my invention.

Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view therethrough.

Fig. 3 is a detail view of the ticket strip moving means.

Fig. 4t is a detail view of another portion of the ticket strip and card moving means and the punching means, taken on line IV-IV of Figs. 5 and 14.

Fig. 5 is a sectional view taken on line `V--V of Fig. 4.

Fig. 6 is a view similar to Fig. 2 from the opposite side ot the machine.

Fig. 7 is a detail view of a card gripper.A

Fig. 11 is avvertical sectional vieuf'thifougli the card magazine on line XI-Xl of Fig. 2.

Fig. 12 is a vertical sectional view through l the punching' mechanism on line XII-XH of Fig. 'Sand showinga card in position to be punched."V

Fig. 18 is a like Avicivfon 'line XIII-X111 of Fig. 8, showing the mechanism electing a `punchedcart Aand grippinga blankcard.

Y Fig. =14 is/a fragmentary sectional view taken 1on 'line'XlY-XIV of Fig. 2.

g. l'is a like sectional `vie'ivf taken on Yline Fig. V16 is a perspective vieivlofra'latch plate y for thedate punches.

Fig. 1-7 -is a detail sectional lvieiv of "the lpiinch-latching mechanism taken on lines Fig. 18 lisia det-ail view of a key.V Y Y F ig. 19 illustratesY a punched card. 1

latch releasing Referring more specifically tothe ldraW-q ings by reference characters, 1 indicates the. lbody 'portion of my improved sales record#- ingdevice. As seen in Figs. land 2, the section A of the machine, nearest theloperator,

islthe Iautographing portion and the adj acentA lsection B :is the punching portion, the section C -being thecar magazine portion. The top surfa'ceof fthe portion A slopesidownivar-dly 'in va Amanner providing a Writing 'platen 2.

` Beneath the platen is a V(':lfia'pmber 3 'in which `are supported tivo vshafts 4 andV 5 carrying rollsofsales slips and 7. Springs Sand 9 4press-against these rolls in a manner prevent# ing free rotation thereof.

The'strips 6 and 7 extend from the trolls Vloverthe platenv 2 vin a manner respectivelyV forming original and duplicate sales slips. Both strips 6 and 7 Ventend overa roller 10 I-beneatha friction roller 11 and from thence the original strip G extends outwardly through a slot "having a knife 12 against ywhich each ticket canbe torn from'the strip. Thelduplicate strip 7 passes around the rroller 10l and is Wound onto a shaft 13. This rei YWind shaft '13 is .drivenl by a gear 14 con- A--a -gear 1:9 -on ashaft 20.

nected to the shaft througrha friction clutch 15, the parts being heldin contact `by vmeans vof a spring 16. The purposeof this clutch yConnection is to allow for v`the continual in,-

crease =in the sitze of Afthe roll on this shaft.

The gear 14 is driven froma reciprocating rack 17 resting on a roller 18 and inniesh With A large gear 21 on the shaft Vdrives the gear 14 through an idler'pinion '22. As seen in Fig. 3, the gear 19 is loose on th'e'shaft 20'and drives theshaft through .a ipaWl 23 on the gear VVengaging a *'h'erack inone directiondrives the shaft and mov-ement thereof in the other direction `drivesonly the .gear 19. rl `he .gein- 21 also iii mesh lwitli a pinion V25 Connected topa-nd driving the roller 10. The rack 17 is driven .from-.themain-operating handle 26 by mechanism hereinafter described.v Y

lllhe Vportion of the machine includes a plurality of punches 27 and a cooperating diezp'late'28. Theanechanism for operating thedie'plate to perform the punching operation is closely associated 'With and-serves to also operate thev rack 17 andthe sales'strip inoving'nieans. rThis mechanism will now be described. l Y

The die pl'ate28 is carried .hyfeiglitlinks 29 and 130, fthe .upper four links :29 Ibeing connectedfto'tlie iloiver links 8O by rods 31 in a .manner iformin-g vtoggle joints.. YThe upper links are connected to therdie plate hy rods32 and the lower linksiareconneeted tothe base .'31 faire extended to pass lthrough slots 35 in' :the sides of the casing. Those slots limitthe movement 4of .the links ,and die :plate lin vthe l punching operation. The endsof rods 32 are extended'to p assthrough slots 36 fin the ysides of the casing. `This arrangement aids inl holdingv thefdie plate proper position.

The handle :26 extends d oivnivardly througha slot-87 in the Ycasing and is pi-voted :it-*38.71 V'Thepor-,tion ofthe handlebeloiv they y lpivot is formed .into a relativ-ely Wide sector 39 vinmesh with tivo pinions 40 and 41 on a shaft 42. rilfhe pinion 4O1isloose on the shaft 42 and the pinion/:l1 is loose on a hushing43 loose on the shaft. A. panvl 44 on .thepinion -40 'engages la :ratchet 45 keyed tothe shaft. 'The intermediate portion of :the shaft is formed into :a crank `46v connected by a Vpitman 47 to one of the toggle joint rod-s 31. 'llherarrangement iis such that full movement ofithe diandlezto the .right (Fig. `2) rotates theL shaft 42 one turn, thepa'ivlrpermitting the handle to return Without `rotating 'the shaft. Ohviouslyithis movement Will straighten the Vtoggle links and move the die plate upwardly to perfornithe punching operation, the said one rotation of the shaftalso Vacting to Ybring theV links anddic plate back to normal posiition.

The portion C of the `machine comprises ,an upper'open magazine 48 foi-*holding blank cards and zarloiver. closed magazine 'in the :form of a drawer 49 .for receiving the punched cards. The following mechanism, also 'operatedhy the handle 26, is provided for automatically feeding 'the blank cards .to the die and-ejecting the punched cards therefrom. Y

A paivl :50 on `the pinion 41 engages a ratchet 51 keyed to lthe bushing 43. Also keyed :to this bushing is -a disc 52. A crank iioV pin 53 on this dise is connected by a link 54 to an arm 55. The arm 55 and a like arm 56 are connected to the ends of a shaft 57. The free ends of arms 55 and 56 are connected by links 58 to a crossbar 59.

' Two card grippers (i0 are carried at the ends of the crossbar 59. These grippers slide in slots 6l in the casing i ust aboie .the die plate. Each gripper '7) comprises a fixed member 62 and a movable linger G3 cooperating therewith, a spring (ill normally holding the Enger in contact with the inember. Each finger is adapted to be raised by a arm 65 on the crossbar 59.V Each arm is normally held in upright posit-ion by a spring 66 and a shoulder 67 on each arm is adapted to engage a pin 68 on the linger and raise the same when the arm is moved backwardly. The arms are automatically moved to the card releasing position by projections G9, as shown in broken lines in Fig. l2, when the crossbar is in its forward position. The springs 6G allow the grippers to move rearwardly under the projections without affecting the gripping ngers.

Vhen the die plate is raised to perform the punching operation the grippers GO are in the eXtreme right vhand position shown in Figs. 2 and 12. The sides of the machine are provided with notches 7()A directly above the grippers 'and into which the grippers can more when the die plate is raised.

As best shown in Figs. 9, l2 and 18 the blank cards rest on the bottom of the card magazine 48 and this bottom is shorter than the length of the cards in a manner leaving a gap 7l in the bottom beneath that end of cards which is adjacent to the die plate. An arm 72 mounted '0n a shaft 73 has its free end projecting into this gap, A'hook 74 pivoted to the free end of the arm is normally held up in engagement with the edge of the bottom card' by means of ay spring 75. the hook being lined with a piece of rubber or other friction material 76 to cause it to engage. and bend the bottom card downwardly. An arm "if" mounted on the shaft 73 extends under the front rod 32. A spring 78 normally holds the arm 73 up in the card engaging posiion. The arangement is suoli that with each upward movement of the die plate the hook 'TAL cngages the edqe of the bottom card and upon the downward movement of the die plate this card is bent downwardly to'vthe position shown in Fig. l2. in which position it is ready to be engaged by the grippers 60.

It will be observedv that by means of the above described mechanism the forward Vstroke of the handle 26 operates to perform chine to normal and the substitution o i a fresh card after each punching operation. The breaking of the toggle links 2S) and 3l) also prefcrablT aided by springs Sl) wound about the rear rods 33 and engaging against the lower rear links 30.

As seen in Fig. l, the section B of the machine has eleven downwardly extending rows' of punch buttons Si containing ten uttons eaeln and one broken row containiir seven buttons. The tive right hand rows, marked Amount, indicate the total of the sale and are adapted to er any amount up to $999.99. rlhe next four rows, marked ccheck, indicate the class or inventory number of the goods sold. The next row7 marked Cllr, indicates the number of the clerk makinL the sale. it may be found desirable to provide each clerk with a machine .nd in such case it will be unoerstood tln the row of clerk punches can be entirely eliminated. rihe next row and the three top buttons of the last row7 marked date, indier A'he day of the month. Three of the remainino fourlmttons indicate the character of the .sale as beine' a cash. C. O. D. or charge sale. and the remaining button is used when it is desired to entirely void a used sales ticket.

rlhe buttons Sl arc mounted on stems 92 extending downwardly through the top plate S3 ofthe casing and into the bottoni plate 8l thereof. The punches Q7 are formed on the bottoms of these stems. eithe' integrally or otherwiseF a latch-engagingg p hein: pro* Tided therebetween. Springs S6 normally hold the stems and punches in the raised position and a. pin 87 on cach stem acts as a stop therefor. The lower ends of the punches cxtends into a stripper plate 88 supported by lugs S9 extending into vertical slots 90. The length of these slots such as to permit vthe punching operation b1.r l prevent the punches from disengaging from the plat-c. The springs 9i normally hold the plate in its extreme downward position shown in il iK All the punches7 except the date punclus. must be set up by the opera-t cach time a sale is made. Since the date renr the same throughout the day these punn only at the beginning of cach nism is provided for keepir y Y The following` mechanism. shown pa ly in Fig. l2, is provided for latchil e' and releasing all the punches, except the punches. A. pawl 92 is provided for r1ach punch and is adapted to enga the f and hold the punch depressed. The pawls are pivotally mounted cn rods and are normally forced to the en ion by .springs Se. lVhen a punch is yed its latch snaps into its L i and holds trie punch depressed. A like c paiY1 f mounted on iods 96 and operated by sp 9'? (Fig. i3) is provided for the date pu Means for automatically releasing all eX- da te ico cept the1 date punches ateach punching operation is illustrated in 12. Each pawl 92 is provided with a projection 9S- and be'` neath each such projection on the stripper plate S8 is a post 99a The movement of the die plate is such that at each punch-ing operation the die plate and'card thereon engage against and raisethestripper plate upwardly suiiiciently to engage the posts 99 with the projections 9S and thereby swing the latches lto release the set punches.

T he mechanism wl'iereby the date punches can be released only by a key 100 (Fig. 18) is shown in Figs. 13, 16 and' 17. Each pawl 95 is pro-vided with a projection 101 extending into a notch 102 in a sli-ding plate 103. ik stud 104 has an eccentricon its` lower end engaging within a holeA in this plate. The upper' end ot the stud is adapted'. to beA engaged and rotated by the key 100'. Rotation ot the stud operates to slide the plate and thereby pivot `he pawl's 95 to the punch releasing posi-tion. It will be understood'that this key is retained by the store mana-gement and used only once in 24 hours to change the setting` ot' the date punches. The machine is provided with the usual cash drawer 105.

The ope 'ation oit the machine illustrated and above described is substantially as` follows: lt is assumed'tha-t the magazine 48 is provided with a stack of blank cards to be punched', that the rolls of salestickets 6 and 7 are threaded up to the position illustrated in Fig. 2. and that the punch buttonsindricating the day of the monthhave been depressed. lt will also be understood! that some suitable carbon means is provided between the two sales slips on the platen 2Y wherebywriting on the original ticket 6 will be transferred to the duplicatev ticket 7.

Upon making a. salie, the clerk Writes the necessary data on the sales ticket on the platen 2 in the usual manner and: totals'the amount of the sale. He then sets up acorresponding punching condition by depressing the corresponding' punch buttons 81. `The only iuithervoperation necessary to the functioning of the machine is the movementot thel hand-le 26.

It should be particularly noted that the -adjacent proximity oi the platen 2 and'punch buttons S1 `permits the clerk to set up the punching condition directly after he totals the amount o'f the sale. This close associ-ation ot the punch press and writing; platen not only permits the clerk to set up this condition while the amount is freshfin mind but also with his own Written ligures oi the same in Jull and close view. This relation oct the parts also permits thc clerk to compare the punch setting with Vhis own written record before moving the handle 26' to actually perform the punching operation'. It will be unV derstood that the set punches are heldin their Y monaci depressed condition by the' mechanismy heretoioreV described.

yThe data being properly written onthe salesticket and set up on the punch press, the

operator grasps the handle 26 and pulls the same forward the i'ull stroke. This toi-'ward stroke rotates the pinions 40. and one full turn in the directionof the arrow' (Fig. 4).. The pinion' 40 by means of the pawl 44 carries its ratchet an d the shaft 42 therewith, the pawl permitting the pinion 41 to rotate idly in. this direction. This rotation of the shaft 42 through the crank 45 straightens the toggle links 29-30 which. raises the die plate and performs the punchingfoperafdon. r'hev rack 17, being connected tothe rod' 31, is also reciprocatcd in a manner moving', the sales strips 6 and the length ot one ticket.

The top ticket projected outwardly where is may be torn oft on the knife edge 12y while thev duplicate tiel-:et is wound onto the shaft 13. Then the shaft 42 has completed its rotation thze parts operatedv thereby will be lett in. their original and normal positiom When the die plate moves toits uppermost position the arm' .72 and hook 'lirassuine the position illustratedy in Fi 9" wherein the rub-V ber pad 762 is enga l ed with edge ofthe bottom card.. Then the die plateis lowered the arm 72 is swung downward by means of' the arm 77 and bottom card downwaro in the manner shown in Fig. 12 wherein such card is ready'to be grasped by the gripper-s 60. It should also be noted that in its imperinostl position the die plate raises the stripper ple-.teI 88 and through the posts 99 pivots thelat'ches 92 inv a manner releasing the set punches. rlhe date punches held by the latches can be released in like manner by means of the key 100.

When the handleQG starts its return stroke under the action ot the spring 79'the pinions 40and 41 will be rotated in the direction opposite to theV arrow in Fig. 4. rEhe pawl 44 shaft 73. rlhis operation bends thev now permits the pinion 40 to rotate idly while theI pawl 50 causes its ratchet 51 and disc 52 to rotatey with the pinion 41. Rotation of the disc. 52 moves the cross bar 59 and grippers G0 from the position shown in tull lines in Fig. 12 tothat shown in broken linestherein.

The punched card 106 on the plate is moved along'by the grippers and ejected into 'the magazine 49'. The bottom of the hook 74 is beveled off in a manner serving; to.V direct the card downwardly into the magazine bel card in the magazine 48 in a manner shown in Figs.v l2 and 13. When the armsl 65 leave the projections 69 the fingers 63 snap into gripping engagement with this card and returnv movement of the gripper-s draws the new card into. punching position on the die. lVhen the handle has reached the end of its return stroke the parts ,operated thereby will all be left in their original and normai position and a new card will be in place on the die plate.

he punched card illustrated in Fig. 19 has recorded thereon the following data:

Character of sale (1.0.1). Day of month 24th Clerk number 7 Class number of goods sold :#180 Amount of sale l $25.7 5

Vwith the data recorded on the sales slip, the

movement of the handle 26, being no more nor less than that of the ordinary autographic register. And yet, with only this one addi'- tional operation (depressing of the punch keys) a punched record of each sale is automatically produced.

f It should also be particularly noted that the punched record is not only produced at a minimum of expense and time but also that the same is produced with far-greater accuracy than has been done heretofore. It is obvious that the setting up of the punching condition by the sales clerk at the time he makes the sale, and while the data thereof fresh in mind, will result in the maximum accuracy. Furthermore, the comparing of the p unch-set condition to the clerks own written record is a further check-up on the accuracy of the punched record, since, as is well known, one can read his own writing best.

Some of the advantages may be enumerated as follows:

l. Eliminates the expense and trouble of making a punched record as a later independent operation by other employees, and at practically no additional labor or expense in the original transaction.

2. Eliminates the greater portion of errors j attending present methods, since the entire operation is performed at one time in one transaction by one person.

8. Eliminates the delay of present methods. By the improved method the punched records are run through the auditing machine .at the end of each yday and theentire data of the days business thereby quickly secured.

While I have herein described my invention in connection with and as particularly adapted to the use of sales recording, it should be understood that the same is not to be considered as in any way limited to this field of work. The invention is also adapted to use inv many other well known fields, such, for example, as the handling of goods by railroads, recording of stock in manufacturing plants, etc.

Having described my invention, what I claim is: c

l. In an autographic register having a base, a writing platen on the hase and means for moving a record strip over the platen, a punch press on the base for making a punched record and comprisine a plurality of punches, means adjacent the platen for setting up a predetermined punching condition, a die cooperating with the punches, a magazine for holding a snpplyof cards, a second magazine for receiving the 'punched cards, and means operated by the record strip moving means to punch a Y card in accordance with the said set-up condition and to eject such card into the second iagazine and place a card from the first magazine into position for the next punching operation, the arrangement being such that the operator can autographically record a transaction on the strip on the platen and then set up a corresponding punching condition, whereby a punched record corresponding to the autographic record may be formed at each movement of the first mentioned means.

2. In an autographic register having a base, a writ-ing platen on the base and means for moving a record strip over the platen, a punch press on the base for making a punched record and comprising a plurality of punches,

means adjacent the platen for setting up a predetermined punching condition representing a definite sum and other related date, a die cooperating with the punches, and means operated by die record strip moving means for causing a relative approaching movement between the die and punches to punch a card placed therebetween in accordance with the said condition, the arrangement being such that the operator can autographically record a transaction on the strip on the platen and then set the second named means to correspond thereto, whereby a punched record corresponding to the autographic record may be formed at each movement of the first mentioned means.

3, In an autographic register having a base, a writing platen on the base and means for moving a record strip over the platen, a lmuch-press on the base for making a punched record and comprising a plurality of punches, means adjacent the platen for operating the punches, a magazine for holding a supply of cards, a second magazine for receiving the punched cards, and means operated by the record strip moving means for moving one of the cards from the rst magazine to a positionfbetween theV punches and die and for ejecting the punched card into the second vmagazine, the arrangement being such that the oaerator can autoo'ra liicall record a transaction onv the strip on the platen and then depressthe punches correspondinw' means adjacent the platenl for setting up` Va 1 predetermined punching condition, a die cooperating'with the punches, a unitary driving` element,V means operated therefrom `to punclia card: in accordance with the saidv sotupconditionandlto eject such cardand place a blank card-into position for the next punching oper-ation: and to feed. a record. strip over theplaten, and means automatically restor-V ing the punching mechanism from the said set-up condition to normal condition yafter completionv of the punching operation, the arrangement being such that the operator can autographically record av transaction Von the strip on the platen andthen set iipa correspending punching condition whereby a punched record corresponding to the autographic record may be formed at each opeiation of the drivingl element.. j

5. In-anYautographic-punching register, a

baseand a Writing` platen thereon, a punch press. on the base or'inaking'al punched record and comprisingla plurality of punches, meansadjacent the platen for setting up a predetermined punching condition7 a die cooperating' With the punches, a lever, means operated by movement of the lever in one directionto punch acard in accordance Vivith the said set up condition, means operated by movement of the lever Vin the opposite direction to eject such card and place a blank card into position for the next punching operation, and means operated by the lever to -ifeed aA record strip over the platen, the arrangement being such that the operatorcan auto-v graphically record a transaction on the strip on the platen and then set up a corresponding punching condition whereby a punched recordcorresponding` to the antographic record may be formed-at each operation of the lever. Y Y Y 6. in an autographic-punching register, a

base and a Writing platenthereon, a punchV press on the base tor making a punched record and com )risingl a plurality of punches, means adjacent the platen for setting up a predetermined punching` condition, a die cooperating` with the punches, a magazine for lioldinga supply of cards, a second magazine for receivingtlie punched'cards, means oper-VV ative to punchn Cardin accordance With the said set-up condition and to eject such cardinto the second magazine and place aY cardv from the-lirst magazine into position for the next jiiunching operation, and meansoperated 'tronithelast mentioned means to feed-a record strip over the platen, the arrangement being suoli that the operator can autographically record a transact-ion on the strip'on-the platen and then set up a corresponding punching condition whereby a punched rec-- ord corresponding to theautographic lrecord may be formed at each movement ot theA second mentionedV means.

ln testimony Wliereoi` I aiifix my signature.

LEONARD W. LANGl-TORD. 

